The primary will take place on May 6, 2014, across North Carolina. Here’s your guide to finding out more about the federal, state and regional-level candidates in McDowell County, with direct links to their campaign pages. Not all candidates will appear on each ballot, which depends on your selected party.

Find your polling place here. The polls open at 6:30 a.m.

U.S. Senate

Kay Hagan, incumbent, Democrat. Voting record
Ernest Reeves, Democrat
Will Stewart, Democrat
Ted Alexander, Republican
Alex Lee Bradshaw, Republican
Greg Brannon, Republican
Heather Grant, Republican
Mark Harris, Republican
Edward Kryn, Republican
Jim Snyder Jr., Republican
Thom Tillis, Republican
Tim D’Annunzio, Libertarian
Sean Haugh, Libertarian

U.S. House of Representatives District 11

Mark Meadows, incumbent, Republican. Voting record
Keith Ruehl, Democrat
Tom Hill, Democrat

N.C. State Senate District 85

Josh Dobson, incumbent, Republican. Voting record
JR Edwards, Democrat

District Attorney District 29A

Ted Bell
Brad Greenway

District Court Judge District 29A

Rob Martelle
C. Randy Pool
Laura Anne Powell

NC Supreme Court Associate Justice
Eric Levinson
Robin Hudson
Jeannette Doran

Learn more

For more from Election 2014 reporting from Carolina Public Press, find our special report section here.

Find other county guides here:

Avery County
Buncombe County
Cherokee County
Clay County
Graham County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Jackson County
Macon County
Madison County
McDowell County
Mitchell County
Polk County
Rutherford County
Swain County
Transylvania County
Watauga County
Yancey County

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Election 2014: Primary day guide for McDowell County

by Micah Wilkins, Carolina Public Press
May 5, 2014

<h1>Election 2014: Primary day guide for McDowell County</h1> <p class="byline">by Micah Wilkins, Carolina Public Press <br />May 5, 2014</p> <div class="wp-block-image wp-caption"> <figure class="alignright is-resized"><a href="http://www.ncsbe.gov/webapps/pollingplace_search/"><img src="http://carolinapublicpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Screen-Shot-2014-05-05-at-7.06.11-AM.png" alt="Click here to go to the N.C. State Board of Elections website and find your polling location." class="wp-image-18786" height="416" width="315" /></a><figcaption>Click here to go to the N.C. State Board of Elections website and find your polling location.</figcaption></figure> </div> <p>The primary will take place on May 6, 2014, across North Carolina. Here’s your guide to finding out more&nbsp;about the federal, state and regional-level candidates in McDowell County, with direct links to their campaign pages. Not all candidates will appear on each ballot, which depends on your selected party.</p> <p><a href="http://www.ncsbe.gov/webapps/pollingplace_search/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Find your polling place here.</a> The polls open at 6:30 a.m.</p> <p><strong>U.S. Senate</strong></p> <p><a title="Kay Hagan" href="http://www.hagan.senate.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kay Hagan</a>, incumbent, Democrat.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/kay_hagan/412324" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Voting record<br /> </a><a href="http://www.ernestreeves.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ernest Reeves</a>, Democrat<br /> <a href="https://www.willcstewart.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Will Stewart</a>, Democrat<br /> <a href="http://tedforsenate.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ted Alexander</a>, Republican<br /> <a href="http://bradshaw4nc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Lee Bradshaw</a>, Republican<br /> <a href="http://gregbrannon.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Greg Brannon</a>, Republican<br /> <a href="http://www.heathergrantnc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Heather Grant</a>, Republican<br /> <a href="http://www.markharrisforsenate.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mark Harris</a>, Republican<br /> <a href="http://edwardkrynforussenate.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Edward Kryn</a>, Republican<br /> Jim Snyder Jr., Republican<br /> <a href="http://thomtillis.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Thom Tillis</a>, Republican<br /> Tim D’Annunzio, Libertarian<br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HaughForSenate" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sean Haugh</a>, Libertarian</p> <p><strong>U.S. House of Representatives District 11</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.meadowsforcongress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mark Meadows</a>, incumbent, Republican.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/mark_meadows/412552" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Voting record</a><br /> <a href="http://electkeithruehl.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Keith Ruehl</a>, Democrat<br /> Tom Hill, Democrat</p> <p><strong>N.C. State Senate District 85</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/josh.dobson.9822" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Josh Dobson</a>, incumbent, Republican. <a href="http://votesmart.org/candidate/133688/josh-dobson#.U2kRYK1dWj4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Voting record</a><br /> JR Edwards, Democrat</p> <p><b>District Attorney District 29A</b></p> <p><a href="http://www.tedbellforda.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ted Bell</a><br /> <a href="http://www.ncdistrictattorney.org/29A/home.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Brad Greenway</a></p> <p><strong>District Court Judge District 29A</strong></p> <p>Rob Martelle<br /> C. Randy Pool<br /> Laura Anne Powell</p> <p><strong>NC Supreme Court Associate Justice</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.levinsonforjustice.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Eric Levinson</a><br /> <a href="http://www.robinhudson.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Robin Hudson</a><br /> <a href="http://jeanetteforjustice.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jeannette Doran</a></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator" /> <h2>Learn more</h2> <p>For more from Election 2014 reporting from Carolina Public Press, <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/category/special-reports/wnc-election-2014" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">find our special report section here</a>.</p> <p>Find other county guides here:</p> <p><a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18824/election-2014-primary-day-guide-for-avery-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Avery County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18822/election-2014-primary-day-guide-to-buncombe-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Buncombe County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18820/election-2014-primary-day-guide-to-cherokee-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cherokee County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18818/election-2014-primary-day-guide-to-clay-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clay County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18816/election-2014-primary-day-guide-to-graham-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Graham County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18814/election-2014-primary-day-guide-to-haywood-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Haywood County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18812/election-2014-primary-day-guide-to-henderson-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Henderson County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18810/election-2014-primary-day-guide-for-jackson-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jackson County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18808/election-2014-primary-day-guide-to-macon-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Macon County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18806/election-2014-primary-day-guide-for-madison-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Madison County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18804/election-2014-primary-day-guide-for-mcdowell-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">McDowell County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18801/election-2014-primary-day-guide-to-mitchell-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mitchell County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18799/election-2014-primary-day-guide-to-polk-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Polk County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18796/election-2014-primary-day-guide-for-rutherford-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rutherford County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18794/election-2014-primary-day-guide-for-swain-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Swain County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18792/election-2014-primary-day-guide-to-transylvania-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Transylvania County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18782/election-2014-primary-day-guide-for-watauga-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watauga County</a><br /> <a href="http://carolinapublicpress.org/18790/election-2014-primary-day-guide-for-yancey-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Yancey County</a></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://carolinapublicpress.org/18804/election-2014-primary-day-guide-for-mcdowell-county/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://carolinapublicpress.org">Carolina Public Press</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/carolinapublicpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-cropped-CPPlogo_icon_RGB.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://carolinapublicpress.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=18804&amp;ga3=G-45T85MYXXN" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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